Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Anticyclone and El Nina
Mains level: Link between anticyclone and heat
Type: Explained
These Newscards correspond to the explained section of various newspapers. They become immensely important for both prelims and mains and special attention needs to be paid to them
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Inequality can no longer be ignored
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Trends related to tax to GDP ratio;
Mains level: Growth and issues with inequality in India
Digital India Initiatives
[PREMIUM] An Overview of the Digitalization in Indian Economy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Schemes related to digitisation in India
Mains level: Status of Digitalization in the Indian Economy
Corruption Challenges – Lokpal, POCA, etc
Why Centre filed an application to modify 2G spectrum scam judgement
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Spectrum
Mains level: What is the 2G scam case?
RBI Notifications
RBI’s latest recommendations to regulate payment aggregators in offline spaces | Explained
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Payment aggregators
Mains level: What exactly are the norms about?
Judicial Appointments Conundrum Post-NJAC Verdict
SC declines plea against Collegium system to protect public’s best interest
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Registrar of supreme court
Mains level: Collegium system
Air Pollution
On the National Clean Air Programme | Explained
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)
Mains level: Key features of NCAP
The Crisis In The Middle East
Tensions grow in West Asia, a heavily militarised region
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Map of West Asia
Mains level: Reason behind the west Asia is a heavily militarised region
Swachh Bharat Mission
The reality of the Swachh Bharat Mission
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Agricultural subsidies; Policies and Programs by government;
Mains level: Key challenges related to Swachh Bharat Mission
Minimum Support Prices for Agricultural Produce
PREMIUM – Subsidies – Good or Bad for India?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Agricultural subsidies; Policies and Programs by government;
Mains level: Issue of Subsidies in India; Policies and Programs by Government;
Housing for all – PMAY, etc.
An overview of the PMAY-U scheme | Explained
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Issues related to the PMAY scheme and the reason behind the failure of the PMAY Scheme
Electric and Hybrid Cars – FAME, National Electric Mobility Mission, etc.
How is India planning to boost EV production?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Features of the policy and concerns by private players
Human Development Report by UNDP
Towards a less poor and more equal country
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Income and wealth inequality as per the World Inequality Lab
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
A lesson from Taiwan in quake resilience
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: What India can learn from Taiwan?
Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act
SC allows termination of pregnancy of minor rape survivor
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act 2020 and Article 142
Mains level: Distinctive features of Article 142
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Iran
What Iran-Israel conflict means for Middle East and India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bordering countries of israel and Iran
Mains level: Impact of the Iran-Israel conflict on India
Finance Commission – Issues related to devolution of resources
Premium- Indian Federalism as a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 1, Article 3; Finance Commission; NITI Aayog; Federal Ssytem; Emergency Provisions;
Mains level: Issues related to Federalism in India;
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
What is the outlook on the global economy? | Explained
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Global Financial Stability Report
Mains level: What does it mean for India?
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
What are the new Green Credit Programme rules? | Explained
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Green Credit Programme;
Mains level: Sustainable Growth; GCP stoked controversy;
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Sustaining our Earth and Nourishing our Bodies
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Climate Change;
